The effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on patients’ quality of life, received information and health care contacts after oesophageal cancer surgery—A six month RCT-follow-up study
Malmström, Marlene LU
; Ivarsson, Bodil
LU
; Klefsgård, Rosemarie
LU
; Persson, Kerstin
; Jakobsson, Ulf
LU
and Johansson, Jan
LU
(2016)
In International Journal of Nursing Studies
64.
p.86-95
- Abstract
Background Following oesophagectomy, a major surgical procedure, it is known that patients suffer from severely reduced quality of life and have an unmet need for postoperative support. Still, there is a lack of research testing interventions aiming to enhance the patients’ life situation after this surgical procedure. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on quality of life (QOL), received information and the number of healthcare contacts compared to conventional care following oesophageal resection for cancer. Method The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT) aiming to test the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care program compared to... (More)
Background Following oesophagectomy, a major surgical procedure, it is known that patients suffer from severely reduced quality of life and have an unmet need for postoperative support. Still, there is a lack of research testing interventions aiming to enhance the patients’ life situation after this surgical procedure. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on quality of life (QOL), received information and the number of healthcare contacts compared to conventional care following oesophageal resection for cancer. Method The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT) aiming to test the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care program compared to conventional care. Patient assessments were conducted at discharge, 2 weeks, 2, 4 and 6 months after discharge and comprised evaluation of QOL, received information and the number of health care contacts. Statistical testing were conducted with repeated measurements analysis of variance to test if there were differences between the groups during follow-up. Result The results show that the intervention group was significantly more satisfied with received information for items concerning the information they received about things to do to help yourself, written information and for the global information score. The control group scored significantly higher on the item regarding wishing to receive more information and wish to receive less information. No effect of the intervention was shown on QOL or number of health care contacts. Conclusion Proactive nurse-led telephone follow-up has a significant positive impact on the patients’ experience of received information. This is likely to have a positive effect on their ability to cope with a life that may include remaining side effects and adverse symptoms for a long time after surgery.
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- Malmström, Marlene
LU
; Ivarsson, Bodil
LU
; Klefsgård, Rosemarie
LU
; Persson, Kerstin
; Jakobsson, Ulf
LU
and Johansson, Jan
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-12-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Esophagus, Follow-up studies, Quality of life
- in
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
- volume
- 64
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- scopus:84989200788
- pmid:27701025
- wos:000390623200011
- ISSN
- 0020-7489
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.009
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a82f74b0-3742-4dbc-b4fc-832eef6b77a8
- date added to LUP
- 2016-10-12 10:31:18
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- 2024-06-15 18:07:32
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abstract = {{<p>Background Following oesophagectomy, a major surgical procedure, it is known that patients suffer from severely reduced quality of life and have an unmet need for postoperative support. Still, there is a lack of research testing interventions aiming to enhance the patients’ life situation after this surgical procedure. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on quality of life (QOL), received information and the number of healthcare contacts compared to conventional care following oesophageal resection for cancer. Method The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT) aiming to test the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care program compared to conventional care. Patient assessments were conducted at discharge, 2 weeks, 2, 4 and 6 months after discharge and comprised evaluation of QOL, received information and the number of health care contacts. Statistical testing were conducted with repeated measurements analysis of variance to test if there were differences between the groups during follow-up. Result The results show that the intervention group was significantly more satisfied with received information for items concerning the information they received about things to do to help yourself, written information and for the global information score. The control group scored significantly higher on the item regarding wishing to receive more information and wish to receive less information. No effect of the intervention was shown on QOL or number of health care contacts. Conclusion Proactive nurse-led telephone follow-up has a significant positive impact on the patients’ experience of received information. This is likely to have a positive effect on their ability to cope with a life that may include remaining side effects and adverse symptoms for a long time after surgery.</p>}},
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